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1401: The Pests part 1 (Gang stalking)

PRETEND

Javier Leiva

True Crime, Society & Culture, Technology

4.72.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

WARNING: This episode contains language and disturbing content. Listener discretion is advised. Wisconsin Author Faces Cyberstalking Nightmare After Tweeting that Norm MacDonald Isn't Funny. Wisconsin science fiction author Patrick Tomlinson and his wife have been living in fear for years, enduring a relentless campaign of terror orchestrated by cyberstalkers, all stemming from a seemingly innocuous tweet about the late comedian Norm Macdonald. Tomlinson's criticism of the "Saturday Night Live" comic as not funny ignited a firestorm of online harassment, including threatening emails, voice messages, and disturbing Reddit posts urging him to harm himself. Listen to all 3 episodes now: PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pretendradio PRETEND+ (Apple Podcast): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/pretend/id6443456985 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:33.0

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0:37.0

All right, before we start, and you've heard me say this before, but I really, really mean at this time.

0:44.0

Please don't listen to this episode at work or with kids or with anybody around.

0:51.0

It is, it's bad.

0:55.0

This whole series is just way inappropriate.

0:58.0

So if you don't have the stomach for it, it's pretty dark.

1:01.0

You've been warned.

1:03.0

All right, let's start the show.

1:05.0

This man began his television stand-up debut with us 25 years ago.

1:10.0

I didn't know that.

1:11.0

Nobody funnier.

1:13.0

Ladies and gentlemen, Norm McDonald.

1:17.0

Nobody is funnier than Norm McDonald.

1:21.0

It's a bit of a hyperbole, but you know what?

1:24.0

I happen to agree.

1:25.0

Norm McDonald is one of the greats.

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